Combination duplicate or single cane or stick



J. T. HUDDLE.

COMBINATION DUPLICATE 0R SINGLE CANE 0R STICK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, 10, 1921.

1,375,91 2, Patented A r. 26,1921.

" Afforny JOHN T. HUBBLE, OF

COMBINATIGN DUPLICATE 0R EEHLSHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SINGLE CANE OR STICK.

Application filed March 10, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN T. HUDDLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful I1nprovenients in Combination Duplicate or tiii'igle Canes or Sticks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cane or stick which is capable of being converted into two sticks or canes, or a cane, and a stick having attached thereto an umbrella, and each of said canes or sticks or cane and umbrella being provided with a handle for gripping the same to firmly support a part of the weight of the user.

The object of the invention is to provide a cane or stick of the character above indicated which is particularly adapted for use by invalids, infirm persons or cripples, and can he used as a single cane or stick, or easily and quickly converted into two canes or sticks if desired and found necessary to properly support or assist a person to walk or move about.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination cane or stick of the nature referred to which will have a minimum of weight and consist of the least num ber of parts, cheaply manufactured, easily assembled, and quickly converted into two canes or sticks without the use of any spe cial tool or machinery processes, and none of the parts of said combination stick requiring any screws, bolts or other fastening means for securing them together and which are liable to be misplaced or lost.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the detailed de scription to be hereinafter given.

The invention consists of structural characteristics and relative arrangements of elements which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the one sheet of drawings in which similar reference characters indicate the same parts in the several figures,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of one form of the invention when in use as a single cane;

2 is an enlarged and fragmentary sectional view of the handle or gripping section of the cane shown in Fig. l;

3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, of a modified form;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921. Serial No. 451,419.

Fig. 4: is a sectional View lV lV of Fig. 3, and

F g. 5 is a view similar to Fig. the inner stick as an umbrella. Referr ng to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, 10 is an inner straight stick having preferably integrally connected therewith the circular curved grip or handle section 11. 12 s the hollow and outer straight stick section having an internally threaded upper end 13 and a lower closed ferrule end 14, and 13 preferably so proportioned and arranged as to snugly fit about the straight portion 10 of the inner stick as shown in Fig. 1. A hollow handle 15 is provided having a curvature of such shape and diameter of bore as to adapt the same to easily and readily slip over the curved grip or handle section 11 of the inner stick, said hollow handle 15 at 1ts open end having an externally threaded section 16 adapted to engage as shown the internally threaded sect-ion 13. small taken on line 1, showing cushion spring 17 is inserted within and at theferrule end of the hollow outer stick section 12 for the purpose of preventing the lnner stick 10 from rattling.

In Fig. 3, the'same invention is shown as disclosed with respect to Figs. 1 and 2, eX- cept that the upper end of the outer hollow stick 121 is provided with an externally threaded section 131, which is engaged by an internally threaded sleeve 161 rotatably carried or supported by the flange 18 on open end of the hollow curved handle Fig. 5 shows the same invention as disclosed in Figs. 1 and 3, except that the straight section 101 of the inner stick is provided with a collapsible umbrella 102 adapted to be fitted and slid into the'hollow outer stick 12 as shown, said stick 12 adapted to act as a cover and carrier for the umbrella.

The operation of the invention is as fol lows:

The parts being arranged as shown in F 1 and 2, which show the invention when used as a single cane or stick, if it is desired to convert the same into two sticks or canes, all that is necessary is to unscrew the threaded end 16 of the hollow handle 15 from engagement with the threaded end 13 of the hollow or outer stick section 12, b gripping the section 12 with one hand to prevent it from rotating, and properly turn with the other hand the hollow handle 15 and rotating with it the inner handle 11 with its straight section 10, until the threaded sections 13 and 16 are disengaged, when the inner stick 10, and gripping end 11 with the hollow handle 15 attached to and covering the same, can he removed from the outer hollow section 12. After the foregoing operations, the hollow handle 15, can be readily and easily slipped oil the inner grip section 11 by gripping the handle 15 with one hand and the stick 10 with the other hand and pulling or pushing the outer or closed end of the handle 15 toward the stick 1.0, when the handle will slip oil the grip section 11, for the reason that the curvatures of the bore oi? handle 15 and grip 11 are on the same radius of circular arc. he detached hollow handle 15 can now be independently screwed or firmly secured to the end of hollow stick 12 by oppositely rotating handle 15, so that its threaded end 16 again engages the threaded end 13 of outer stick 12, int without the inner stick 10 being within the hollow or outer section 12. Thus it will be seen that two sticks, firm in construction, are now provided, each of which is formed with a strong and rigid handle to be gripped by any one who desires to use or requires the assistance oi. two

canes.

IE it is desired to restore the inner cane or stick 10 within the hollow outer section 12, the foregoing operations are simply reversed and need no further explanation. The principle of assembling or disassembling the form shown in Figs. and d, is substantially the same as just explained, except in this modification it is not re quired to turn the handle 151, but all that is necessary is to turn the sleeve 161 in the proper direction to be disengaged from the threaded section 131, as will be readily understood.

From the foregoing disclosure of the con struction, arrangement and relation of the parts and mode of using the same, it will be seen that all the objects and advantages recited in the statement oil invention have been fully and eiiiciently carried out, and while I have shown and described the preierred form of my invention, many changes or modifications will readily suggest themselves to any one without departing from the essential features of the present improvements and be within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A combination duplicate or single cane or stick comprising an inner stick having a straight section and a curved gripping end formed in the arc ot a circle, an outer hollow straight stick adapted to surround and receive the straight section of the inner stick, a curved hollow handle having a bore of the same curvature as the curved gripping end of the inner stick and adapted to slip over said curved gripping end, and means for connecting one end. of the hollow handle with one end of the outer nollow stick.

2. A combination duplicate or single cane or stick comprising an inner stick having a straight section and a curved gripping end formed in the arc of a circle, an outer hollow straight stick adapted to surround and receive the straight section of the inner stick, a curved hollow handle having a bore of the same curvature, diameter and length as the curved gripping end of the inner stick and adapted to slip over and snugly surround said curved gripping end, and means for connecting one end of the hollow handle with one end oi the outer hollow stick.

8. A combination duplicate or single cane or stick comprising an inner stick having a straight section provided with an umbrella, and a curved gripping end formed in the arc of a circle, an outer hollow straight stick adapted to surround and receive the straight section with umbrella of theinner stick, a curved hollow handle having a bore of the same curvature as the curved gripping end ot the inner stic and adapted to sip over said curved wing end, and r; cans for connecting one o of. the hollow ,hc outer hollow handle with one end or stick.

In testimony whereo'i l ahix my signature.

J OHN T. HUDDLE. 

